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Saturday, January 18, 2014

Penguin nursery on display at Georgia Aquarium

Posted:
Jan 17, 2014

By Rebekka Schramm

ATLANTA (CBS ATLANTA) -

Baby penguins are expected to draw big crowds this
weekend at Georgia Aquarium, as the facility's penguin nursery goes on
display for the first time. The brand new penguin nursery space,
officially known as the Georgia-Pacific Penguin Nursery, currently
contains penguin eggs in an incubator and eventually will have penguin
chicks being weaned by animal care specialists.

So far this year,
the Aquarium has welcomed multiple African penguin chicks, which are
currently on exhibit. The first chick hatched on Dec. 28. More chicks
are expected to hatch throughout the months of January and February to
total more than six chicks for 2014.

Starting this weekend,
guests who take part in behind-the-scenes tours such as Quick Dip and
Sea Keepers Tour will have the opportunity to see the penguin nursery
for themselves. This weekend, Jan. 18-20 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.,
the aquarium will host an event called "Party with the Penguins" in
celebration of Penguin Awareness Day.

Guests are encouraged to
dress in their finest clothes, mimicking the tuxedo-like look of the
penguins. The Waddle Walk is a contest that allows kids to act like a
penguin. Prizes will be awarded.

New penguins helps KC Zoo set record attendance

Posted: Friday, January 17, 2014

Associated Press

A record number of people flocked to the Kansas City Zoo last year, in part to see a new penguin exhibit.
Zoo officials say 882,194 people visited the zoo in 2013. About
90,000 of those visitors went to the zoo after the penguin exhibit
opened in October.

The Kansas City Star reports ( http://bit.ly/K9HIZH) the zoo had hoped to attract 835,000 people last year. Attendance in 2012 was 824,218. Zoo attendance peaked at 714,367 in 1998, then
declined before rebounding and has been rising steadily since 2006. Zoo
officials are hoping to meet the 1 million visitors mark by 2016.
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Information from: The Kansas City Star, http://www.kcstar.comsource

Penguin Walk returns at Calgary Zoo

Lucas Meyer Jan 17, 2014

It’s back!

The Calgary Zoo Penguin Walk kicked off Friday morning, with seven king penguins taking a short stroll outside their habitat.

The Zoo’s Trish Exton-Parder said the route is a little different from last year.“They come out of the back of the building as they did last year,”
she said. “It’a a little shorter than last year, but still, again people
can see it absolutely every day. They come up through the path way and then basically around the bulding and then back into the front of the outdoor exhibit.” Exton-Parder added it’s believed to be the only penguin walk in the country.

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Aquarium of the Pacific Live Penguin Cam

Listen to the Gentoo Purr

The Torgersen Island Penguin Camera

The Penguin Camera is located on Torgersen Island (64°46’S, 64°04’W), off the coast of Anvers Island and less than a mile from Palmer Station. Torgersen Island is home to a colony of Adélie penguins numbering approximately 2,500. This camera is seasonal and operates primarily from October to February, the Adélie breeding season. The camera is solar-powered and may sometimes experience brief outages due to inclement weather. School classrooms and other educational demonstrations will often take control of the camera, moving it to gain better views of the colony.